(This post is written in first person, as if it was written by Keri)
Having family prayer is not
always easy, but it is a priority in our home. We gather nightly to pray before
bedtime, then give hugs all around. Even our two-year old, Kenley likes to say
the prayer. She wants to say the blessing at mealtimes, and is always ready
with her arms folded and her eyes closed.
One Family Home Evening before
school started, their dad was giving the traditional before-school father’s
blessings to the older kids. I always wonder how much our children pick up from
prayers, scripture study and Family Home Evenings.
Kenley, or “Meegies”, as we call
her, was getting her teddy bears ready for bed, when suddenly she looked up at
me and said in her two-year-old accent, “Mommy, fold yours arms!” Her brother
walked into the room about that time. “Brother, fold yours arms, too!” she said in an
authoritative voice. We all folded our arms, and she put the bear on her lap,
set her hands on his head and proceeded to give him a blessing. Such sweet and
innocent words of gratitude and pleadings came from her, I knew instantly that what we do in our home is important, and that these children watch and learn from us!
Our children do listen. They do
feel the Spirit of our Heavenly Father. I am so thankful that we have decided
to be examples to our children and to teach them to pray, to be thankful, and to
love God and Jesus Christ. I know Kenley will never know what a great example she was to me that
night. She taught me by her simple faith that Heavenly Father loves us,
listens to our prayers, and yes, is even aware of our teddy bears.
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